Jeff Bridges movie quotes

“Americans are a good people. They're a just people, Mr. Runyon, and they will forgive you, but they will not forget.”
Jeff Bridges - President Jackson Evans

“- The Dude: Walter, the chinaman who peed on my rug, I can't go give him a bill, so what the fuck are you talking about?
- Walter Sobchak: What the fuck are you talking about? The chinaman is not the issue here, Dude. I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line, you do not... Also, Dude, chinaman is not the preferred...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jeff Bridges - The Dude
John Goodman - Walter Sobchak

“Nothing happens on this ship that I don't know about. She speaks to me in the night. So don't test me, not even a little.”
Jeff Bridges - Sheldon 'Skipper'

“- Jack Kelson: I can explain this, Normandy. What, do you think I am, a pervert?
- Normandy: Dating 16-year old's is one thing, but she's 12 and a day!
- Molly: I'm 15!
- Normandy: 15 will get him 20!”

Jeff Bridges - Jack Kelson
Melvyn Hayward - Normandy
Tracey Kapisky - Molly

“- Jackie Treehorn: Interactive erotic software. The wave of the future, Dude. One hundred percent electronic!
- The Dude: Yeah well, I still jerk off manually.”
Ben Gazzara - Jackie Treehorn
Jeff Bridges - The Dude

“- Kevin Flynn: She still leave her clothes all over the floor?
- Lora: Flynn!
- Alan Bradley: No!
- Lora: Alan!
- Alan Bradley: I mean, not that often.
- Lora: Now you can see why all his friends are 14 years old!”
Jeff Bridges - Kevin Flynn
Cindy Morgan - Lora
Bruce Boxleitner - Alan Bradley

“- Walter Sobchak: Let's not forget - let's not forget, Dude - that keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for... domestic, you know, within the city - that ain't legal either.
- The Dude: What are you, a fucking park ranger now?”
John Goodman - Walter Sobchak
Jeff Bridges - The Dude

“You can't ask government to be infallible, but you can ask it to be accountable.”
Jeff Bridges - Michael Faraday

“People don't believe in God so much as they choose not to believe in nothing.”
Jeff Bridges - Max Klein

“You let that guy turn us into clowns tonight. We were always small time, but we were never clowns.”
Jeff Bridges - Jack Baker

“Your leadership has raised the stakes of hate to a level where we can no longer separate the demagogue from the truly inspired. And believe this, there are traitors among us.”
Jeff Bridges - President Jackson Evans

“- Jessie Wyler: It is just so hard for me to trust anyone!
- Terry Brogan: I'm not anyone.
- Jessie Wyler: I know. I know you're not and I'm trying. I want to trust you! God, I love you! Oh, I love you.”
Rachel Ward - Jessie Wyler
Jeff Bridges - Terry Brogan

“- Walter Sobchak: My point is: here we are, it's shabbas, the sabbath, which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death...
- The Dude: Will you come off it, Walter? You're not even fucking Jewish, man.”
John Goodman - Walter Sobchak
Jeff Bridges - The Dude

“- Maude Lebowski: Sex. The physical act of love. Coitus. Do you like it?
- The Dude: I was talking about my rug.
- Maude Lebowski: You're not interested in sex?
- The Dude: You mean coitus?”
Julianne Moore - Maude Lebowski
Jeff Bridges - The Dude

“He may not know his right from his left, but he does know the difference between right and wrong.”

Jeff Bridges - President Jackson Evans

“Walter, I love you but sooner or later you're going to have to face the fact you're a goddamn moron.”
Jeff Bridges - The Dude

“- Younger Cop: Was there anything of value in the car?
- The Dude: Yeah... a tape deck, some Creedence tapes, and there was my briefcase.
- Younger Cop: In the briefcase?
- The Dude: Papers, you know... my papers, business papers.
- Younger Cop: And what do you do, sir?
- The Dude: I'm unemployed.”
Christian Clemenson - Younger Cop
Jeff Bridges - The Dude

“- Parry: I'm surprised some man just doesn't come in here and snatch you up all for themselves.
- Anne: You're surprised?”
Jeff Bridges - Parry
Mercedes Ruehl - Anne

“- Cook: What's your line?
- Starman: Line?
- Cook: Work. Whaddya do when you're not hitchin' rides?
- Starman: Oh, I make maps.
- Cook: Make any money?
- Starman: I make maps.
- Cook: Well, you don't get rich cookin' either!”

George 'Buck' Flower - Cook
Jeff Bridges - Starman

- Shelly Runyon: There's a reason they call me "Honest Shell".
- President Jackson Evans: Irony, Shelly.
Gary Leonard Oldman - Shelly Runyon
Jeff Bridges - President Jackson Evans

“- Charlotte: You miss him.
- Jack Kelson: It's all fallin' apart on him. Hm. I was afraid in prison... now... I'm really scared. I don't know if I can help the kid. I don't know if I have anything good to give him. He needs so much.”

Lucinda Jenney - Charlotte
Jeff Bridges - Jack Kelson

“- Gregory Larkin: You don't use make-up, do you?
- Rose Morgan: What's the point? I'd still look like me, only in color.”
Jeff Bridges - Gregory Larkin
Barbra Streisand - Rose Morgan

“- Starman: Can anyone have - babies?
- Jenny Hayden: Just women.
- Starman: I understand the reproductive process as you know it.
- Jenny Hayden: As we know it?”
Jeff Bridges - Starman
Karen Allen - Jenny Hayden